This was one of the most awaited Couture show of the season. Royalty,
designers, editors, movie stars were all present to watch Raf Simons’s debut
couture show. Princess Charlene of Monaco, Pierre Cardin, Donatella Versace,
Diane Von Furstenberg ,Alber Elbaz, Marc Jacobs, Riccardo Tisci, Alaia,Anna
Wintour, Grace Coddington, Hamish Bowles, Alexandra Schulman, Sharon Stone and
Jennifer Lawrence were all present in equal attendance.
Belgian Fashion designer, Raf Simons, the new creative director of Dior
presented his first collection against a floral backdrop, which was an ode to
Christian Dior’s passion for flowers. The wall of five rooms of a Parisian
mansion were decorated with blooming flowers like yellow laburnums,
orchids, blue delphiniums, pink and yellow roses. The architectural silhouette
(may be also has an influence of Raf’s background in industrial design) was a
modern reinterpretation of Dior’s signature hourglass silhouette.
Dior’s iconic Bar jacket was one of the predominant silhouette
throughout this ladylike collection .Raf started the show by presenting a
tuxedo whose curvaceous jacket (structured after Dior’s iconic Bar jacket) was
paired with a cigarette pant which was a perfect blend of classic
Dior’s silhouette with Raf’s dynamic design sensibilities. Other key
pieces of this ladylike collection were - textured ball gown, strapless peplum
top, fur evening dresses, full skirted short evening dresses & a floor
sweeping silk skirt. It was interesting to see Raf’s modern sensibilities in a
ball dress that was truncated to mid-calf and worn over skimmed pants, thus
giving an impression of a huge peplum. House’s signature embroidery, asymmetric
structure, ladylike hemline, floral embellishment, luxe tie dye, tulle &
silk knits added the required drama to this collection which was a celebration
of feminine glamour with an adventurous outing.
(Photo Courtesy - Style.com)
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